Creepy Tales: The Estate Sale

Jade Seyler

Thursday

Oct 29, 2009 at 12:01 AMOct 29, 2009 at 11:49 AM

Grade 11, Jewett City

With the economy being the way it is, I began to be a frequent visitor to all local yard sales. There were some sales around my neighborhood that I made some short stops at. What I was really looking for was the big estate sale on the edge of town. The house was painted a dark blue, all the shutters were shut, and the surrounding property was closed in by an iron fence overgrown with weeds. The entire front yard was covered with a mix match of furniture and various knick knacks. There were 4 or 5 kids sitting in the back of a bright red truck with a FOR SALE sign on it. They seemed to have created a new game by jumping off the bed onto the ground and seeing how much distance they could gain each time. I, being a parent, walked over to the group and told the children they are going to hurt themselves. A girl, around 7, jumped off once again and began to make her way toward me. Her white blonde hair was in two perfect pig tails and her flowered dress seemed to be freshly ironed.

“I have a secret to tell you,” she whispered to me.

Playing into her game I knelt down and nodded my head.

“Nothing can ever hurt us,” she said quietly.

Giving her a puzzled look, she knew she had to explain herself more.

“We are all dead,” said the girl with a grin.

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